The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-03-08
Relative Strength and ERcienoy of
the Two Forces.

Both in her land and sea forces France
has peace effective numerically superior 10
that OF Germany. The difference is greatest
IL the navy. and there alSo Ii could not be
made up, should 3 war occur az any time
before 1890; yet, though Il may seem con-
tra6icuon. n the navy this French numerical
superiority Is the least important. Germany
has no colonies worth attacking. and her com
pSrAtiyely short coast line al home where
accessible al al, Is well provided with de-
Tense. while France has q long coast line 10
guard. Above al, TIE tremendous vlEsor with
which war on land would be waged between
these powers would make il the decision
eleusui; Just IS II $50, when the French
70 va superiority was perhaps even more
marked than TO-DAY, II Yet ayGlled nothing.
For this reason II Is not important 10 COM
pare the naval forces of the two Countries.
The army peace establishment Of France
Is the larger, but IN the population and po-
tentIal arm-basrlag resources Germany has
the advantage. France bsS the greater debt
and heavier taxes 10 sustain, but from these
taxes the Government receives the agopieC
appropriations each yesr for military and
naval purposes. Uhepeace effective of the
French srmy, according 70 last year 5 budget,
Is S2S,2SS, comprising 81, 40 officers and 49S22,
~ enlisted men Major Huberding of the
CSrman War Ministry, II reporting recently
70 the special Committee OF the Reichstag
on the Army bill. estimated the French
HE@NE ANLGE o. GA4AS4t-4 L4EA ~ O4l4N 1HA.NlN-
possible Subtractlng either the gendarmerle.
numbering -, 50. or else the military schools
and buCeau troops, which combined amount
= % p. 900. The psscs footing Of the German
Empire comprises ISIS officers ald ~, Pa
nsa, making al aggregate Of 4+5,sl7. Thus
1N-ae pace effective the advantage Is clear
" on the side Of the French. News Of recent
Gsts. however, announces thai 6S-2lo infan-
Try ana $50 rIIenel- making s total Of g.
O09 men Of The German reserves. have been
summoned 70 anil during the present week.
50 that for the nsxt fortnight the effective
force with tae ccloVs WI! os aou1t as great
on the German SIDE.
Turning 10 the way footing. the Ers- sd
ditiol Of France wo1ld be what Is called the
territorial army. which comprises an aCCre-
gate o. 6l6.e19 officers and men. Other al
Glli0CS might cG-rv The total elective fl-cs
under the lrSt call Up - l.6o0.01Q rlel. in
clldiag all arms and SAT services. The
GsrlazG uaob,LlE2Fzc- for 2 wax footing.
without the lan1Ss1-ln and special OEgznlzs-
lions, out including garrison and field Re
serves. would comprise S5.ze9 officers and
1.456.67E men, with Gbo-s =. GO more 5o.--hs
Iae3ical ana collGteTal forces. IaEs w Sc
E-sln how close the two Dobiliza.lo1s would
come II numerical Strength. When the
laulst-rc, Is called OFT On the one side and
Its French eIu1Tassnf o. tke other, the Ger
mans hsye an ultimate superiority Of nun
be-s. although TIE French .onlnally conn
terpolse the advantage % population by
making larger rgtlo o. their people liable
% 8 military service. Sill. 50 far IS num-
bsrS are concerned. the French would De
much better on 81 the outset than IN $50.
Were i possible for thou. by 3 Sudden dash,
10 invade Alsace and Lorraine. and neutral
lie the advantage = population which their
possession gives To The Germans 3 new face
might BE p1t op2n the struggle The Ger
man Notifications, military skill and watch
fitness. however, and tie probability that =
there Is wa- this ye2- i VII be due 70 Ger
m2cy's taking the initiative. render this con-
ttnSsacv unlikely 70 occ1r.
Iks differences between ths respective o.
ca11 --lOas Of The Two forces nav be briefly
in1Nz by saving thai France Is Z little
st-o' e. II infantry. sboct n proportion 10
t1e general strength Of her pascs o-canizs-
tior- She Is decidedly The stronger in AZ.
lls-y e10 especially Il me nCUbe- OF ne
1el0 guns Aglo. h1bsr5ins declared 70
the ReichstSE taG; the French batteries nov
contain ~ mounted 5sl5 pieces mora than
TIE German the latter having l4o4 20 TIE
1855 Of France On the other hand. shs
Germans are very much Si-o1car than ne
French II cavalry. eavIrC fully ssvenry more
SQEa0ro1S Sn1 about o1s-sEiri more total
c2vSlVy toroe. One q the highest cavalry
authorizes II France declares that The dis
parity n this reSoec- ~ she outset Eg,-rS =
much c-e2Ie-. since z z1rcs Esrf NJ r.
French roouus5 force j absent IN Arc
making ne German sysilabls fcecs Dsa~iy
co1ble rhat Of the French In 3 week OF tn
DAYS however. The absent French csvgIrx
eo@s be recalled. and ths respective strength
II tois arm would be 81 aggregate OF ab91t
64.ON Oncsrs and men fQr the Germans
against $S.eo Tor the Fre1ch.-Ntsr Torl
So